6600 XT Poor Image Quality

[eidairaman1]

Use Radeon Pro For Enterprise drivers

 

[FrankyP1212]

Sorry to open this thread up again but I still have this issue. I ran a reliability test showing a hardware error. Can anyone here read it and tell me what this could me? Thanks in advance.

 

[Tetras]

Sorry to open this thread up again but I still have this issue. I ran a reliability test showing a hardware error. Can anyone here read it and tell me what this could me? Thanks in advance.

What was this from, did it produce a memory dump (from a BSOD?)? There are guides how to read the dump files, but primarily you have to download windbg from Microsoft.

If it's only a hardware error viewable in the event viewer, you can take the raw data and convert it to identify what faulted, but I forgot the format, it's hex I think.

It could have nothing to do with the graphics card (and isn't necessarily a faulty device either).

 

[FrankyP1212]

What was this from, did it produce a memory dump (from a BSOD?)? There are guides how to read the dump files, but primarily you have to download windbg from Microsoft.

If it's only a hardware error viewable in the event viewer, you can take the raw data and convert it to identify what faulted, but I forgot the format, it's hex I think.

It could have nothing to do with the graphics card (and isn't necessarily a faulty device either).

I just typed "View reliability history" in Windows search to execute it and got the review of any issues of my PC. So appartently something is wrong with my hardware but I can not understand any of the info displayed

 

[Tetras]

I just typed "View reliability history" in Windows search to execute it and got the review of any issues of my PC. So appartently something is wrong with my hardware but I can not understand any of the info displayed

Errors in the reliability history don't indicate that you have faulty hardware, practically every PC will have numerous errors in the event viewer and/or reliability history, including 'hardware' errors in some cases.

Like I said before, I would:
1. Check if you have any dumps/minidumps in the Windows folder, or the root of your disk drive, since you can then use those (via windbg) to identify where the error happened.
2. If you find the error in the event viewer, there may be raw error information available and you can convert it to find the culprit.

As far as I know, that error just means Windows 'crashed', so seeing that in a reliability report doesn't give you any indication of why, especially if there was no BSOD or anything that accompanied it.

 

[MyInfinityTrain]

Did you make sure to plug your DP/HDMI cable into the graphics card video out, and not the video output on the motherboard?

 

[Mussels]

Is this still going on?

It reminds me of when overscan is enabled on a HDMI TV - nothing you adjust on the PC end can fix things, until its corrected on the screen.

Use displayport and see what happens?

 

[FrankyP1212]

Is this still going on?

It reminds me of when overscan is enabled on a HDMI TV - nothing you adjust on the PC end can fix things, until its corrected on the screen.

Use displayport and see what happens?

I have tried both displayport and HDMI and have the same issue. It is so frustrating. The bad scaling sounds about right though , thats how it feels in a sense. However , in windows the native resolution and refresh rate (144 Hz)is set , so I do not know what I can do

 

[Mussels]

I have tried both displayport and HDMI and have the same issue. It is so frustrating. The bad scaling sounds about right though , thats how it feels in a sense. However , in windows the native resolution and refresh rate (144 Hz)is set , so I do not know what I can do

Okay, this has been going on for a few months now

1. fill out your system specs so i dont have to go reading every single post to find out you never listed the important details like, the model of the monitor

2. So um, what model is the monitor?
2a. Factory reset the monitor to its default settings
2b. reinstall graphics drivers and reset them to default settings

3. Use another display device on the monitor (the laptop?) and see how it looks
3a. compare the resolutions and refresh rate the monitor reports in its OSD, between the laptop/2nd device and the desktop with the issues. See whats different.

4. Use the PC on another display and see how it looks

5. Use another operating system on the display and see how it looks (live boot linux, Mint perhaps?)

 

[FrankyP1212]

The weird thing with my issue. Number wise my fps is incedible and almost not dropping at all in games. Windows sfc scans, antivirus scans etc. do not show anything wrong either. All drivers are up to date cleanly installed and so is windows. If you were to just check this system for stability and perfrormance it would get an A+ but for some reason the image I am getting on screen is not true 1080 p (unsharp text etc. and colors not bright and lively) plus the games feel slaggish for a 144 HZ monitor with high fps in games. Something is for sure wrong with the hardware cause software wise I have tried everything. The question is which component is causing this and it is driving me mad.

 

[omegadragon]

the close up of the screen you posted looks to be a screen panel that's a bgr pixel style(the red is on the right side of the pixels in the picture) instead of rgb style and can cause what you say if not setup in windows properly. but i don't know for sure with out a model number for the screen but im fairly positive this is the problem there are a few panels with the bgr style
Clear Type settings can supposedly fix the blurriness on the text

 

[FrankyP1212]

the close up of the screen you posted looks to be a screen panel that's a bgr pixel style(the red is on the right side of the pixels in the picture) instead of rgb style and can cause what you say if not setup in windows properly. but i don't know for sure with out a model number for the screen but im fairly positive this is the problem there are a few panels with the bgr style
Clear Type settings can supposedly fix the blurriness on the text

I have tried Cleartype. But this is not a looks thing, for what I care the graphics could be bad if my games would play smoothly. The poor image quality is however, a factor that is abnormal is connected with the overall issue.

 

[Mussels]

The weird thing with my issue. Number wise my fps is incedible and almost not dropping at all in games. Windows sfc scans, antivirus scans etc. do not show anything wrong either. All drivers are up to date cleanly installed and so is windows. If you were to just check this system for stability and perfrormance it would get an A+ but for some reason the image I am getting on screen is not true 1080 p (unsharp text etc. and colors not bright and lively) plus the games feel slaggish for a 144 HZ monitor with high fps in games. Something is for sure wrong with the hardware cause software wise I have tried everything. The question is which component is causing this and it is driving me mad.

So... did you follow the instructions i sent?
Whats the results

 

[FrankyP1212]

So... did you follow the instructions i sent?
Whats the results

I have done them. No result in the technical part( drivers etc.) . My monitor is the MSI G241. The only other Monitor i have is a TV which is 4 K so the Image is very good on it regardless but I can not play games on it easily in order to judge

 

[omegadragon]

a question did you turn fortnites in game settings to the max they can be? im guessing yes but the pictures look like no but cant say for sure ether... id turn them down apply them then back up and re apply them just incase they are getting pulled back down from the server ive seen this in some games.
also can you grab a pic of the program gpu-z ? it should look like mine.
https://www.howtogeek.com/756935/how-to-enable-hardware-accelerated-gpu-scheduling-in-windows-11/ this can do weird things if its on as well.

 

[FrankyP1212]

a question did you turn fortnites in game settings to the max they can be? im guessing yes but the pictures look like no but cant say for sure ether... id turn them down apply them then back up and re apply them just incase they are getting pulled back down from the server ive seen this in some games.
also can you grab a pic of the program gpu-z ? it should look like mine.
https://www.howtogeek.com/756935/how-to-enable-hardware-accelerated-gpu-scheduling-in-windows-11/ this can do weird things if its on as well.

 

[8tyone]

That looks like colour-banding. Seems like the monitor is stuck in a colour mode/depth mismatch. Could you go into AMD control panel then display tab and check highest colour depth value and then pixel format?

Edit: Also looks like some sharpening filter is on. Disable VSR then GPU scaling. Also, maybe disable "custom colour".

 

[FrankyP1212]

That looks like colour-banding. Seems like the monitor is stuck in a colour mode/depth mismatch. Could you go into AMD control panel then display tab and check highest colour depth value and then pixel format?

Edit: Also looks like some sharpening filter is on. Disable VSR then GPU scaling. Also, maybe disable "custom colour".

You can not see the monitor colors through a screenshot. The colors are the default ones in the AMD control pannel and no sharperning filter is on.

 

[8tyone]

You can not see the monitor colors through a screenshot. The colors are the default ones in the AMD control pannel and no sharperning filter is on.

Could you play around with the pixel format modes and report back?

...also could you go into your monitor's settings and turn "Image Enhancement" to the lowest setting. And do this.

 

[eidairaman1]

Turn off any night mode settings in windows

 

[FrankyP1212]

This is NOT a monitor issue. I have the same issue when I connect my desktop to my 4 k TV , which works flawlessly.
My games looks sometimes worse and less smooth than content of that game that is being uploaded to YouTube which does not exceed 60 fps and I have 144 Hz with 200 + fps , so that tells me that something is seriously wrong and this is not just an issue of looks ( I wish it was )

 

[8tyone]

This is NOT a monitor issue. I have the same issue when I connect my desktop to my 4 k TV , which works flawlessly.
My games looks sometimes worse and less smooth than content of that game that is being uploaded to YouTube which does not exceed 60 fps and I have 144 Hz with 200 + fps , so that tells me that something is seriously wrong and this is not just an issue of looks ( I wish it was )

Then you have only two options (atleast according to me):
1) Track down an offline retailer and demo the same model of monitor (maybe with the same pc) and see if picture quality and game performance remains the same. If yes then this monitor is just not for you. If not then rma.
2) Request rma nonetheless and hope for the best.

 

[FrankyP1212]

Then you have only two options (atleast according to me):
1) Track down an offline retailer and demo the same model of monitor (maybe with the same pc) and see if picture quality and game performance remains the same. If yes then this monitor is just not for you. If not then rma.
2) Request rma nonetheless and hope for the best.

Yeah that is one option for sure but how can a monitor affect gaming performance that much ? I mean if a monitor is broken I would imagine it would just not turn on or have sort of artifacts on screen, which I do not have.

 

[8tyone]

Yeah that is one option for sure but how can a monitor affect gaming performance that much ? I mean if a monitor is broken I would imagine it would just not turn on or have sort of artifacts on screen, which I do not have.

Then take that advice for the "picture quality" aspect of your problem only. No idea about your gaming looks/performance problem.

 

[QuietBob]

My games looks sometimes worse and less smooth than content of that game that is being uploaded to YouTube which does not exceed 60 fps and I have 144 Hz with 200 + fps

Neither having a 144 Hz monitor nor getting high maximum fps makes gameplay smooth. Also, your 6600XT isn't a 144+ fps card, unless you play older games or set detail level to low. Unfortunately, you haven't presented any meaningful data to help us troubleshoot the issue yet.

Could you show us a benchmarked run of a game with detailed statistics from RTSS like I did in my previous post? Something that we could go by other than an opinion?